Glanbia Co-op has proposed to create a strategic joint venture named Glanbia Ireland encompassing Glanbia Ingredients Ireland, Consumer Products & Agribusiness. Glanbia Co-op also proposes a €100m “spin-out” of Glanbia ...
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Agropur announced that it has decided to display the new mark of origin indicating quality Canadian milk on all its products. The certification of origin logo unveiled on November 1 by Dairy Farmers of Canada indicates that all the milk ...
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First Milk has agreed to sell its Manchester-based CNP Professional business to The Protein Partners. The company took the decision after a full strategy review. First Milk said the move will allow it to focus more on its core product ...
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Vitalus Nutrition and Gay Lea Foods have entered into a joint venture to invest in a new dairy processing plant in Manitoba, Canada. The companies will process dairy ingredients and butter at the plant in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The joint ...
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General Mills’ owned Progresso has launched a new soup range targeting vegans. Branded as Good Nature, the new vegan soup line is claimed to be made from real ingredients and free from any GMO ingredients, preservatives, and ...
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Private equity investment firm Paine & Partners has entered into an agreement to acquire food safety and food quality solutions platform Global ID Group. However, financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in ...
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Meadow Foods has raised funds from Paine & Partners to grow its business through organic expansion and acquisitions. While the US-based Paine & Partners is a global food and agribusiness investment firm, Meadow Foods is a UK-based ...
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Dairy organizations in the United States, Australia, the European Union, Mexico and New Zealand has issued a joint letter to their respective trade and agriculture officials, expressing indignation about Canada's recent actions to deepen ...
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Perrigo has secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to launch three milk-based, store brand non-GMO infant formulas. The company has already started shipments to its retail customers. Several branded, non-GMO formula ...
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Following Fonterra’s recent announcement that it plans to introduce a market-linked organic milk price for its organic milk farmers, the Co-operative has forecast an opening market-linked organic milk price of $9.20 per kg milk solids ...
French dairy processing company Saputo is planning to close three manufacturing facilities in Canada located in Sydney (Nova Scotia), Princeville (Québec) and Ottawa (Ontario). The plant closures are expected to take place in ...
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Murray Goulburn says it is feeling the impact of a troubled dairy industry, revealing a slump in net profit to shareholders. The dairy company, which owns the Devondale brand, announced a net profit of only AUD$10 million for the six ...
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Dutch-based life sciences company DSM Food Specialties has gained validation for its testing tool Delvotest T, which helps detect up to 27 antobiotic residues in raw milk and dairy ingredients such as milk powders. A report published by ...
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Zatarain's is initiating a voluntary recall of 8 oz boxes of Red Beans and Rice Original with a "BEST BY" date of JUL 31 16Z distributed in the Midwest and Eastern regions of the US. The Red Beans and Rice Original product may actually ...
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New Zealand-based dairy cooperative Fonterra will sell its 50% stake in DairiConcepts to US-based cooperative Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) for NZD$196m ($126.7m) . DairiConcepts is the joint venture between Fonterra and DFA. Under ...